Papal Collection (#4)

Portrait of the Pope Calixte (Calliste or Callixtus or Callistus or Callisto
GIA714825 Portrait of the Pope Calixte (Calliste or Callixtus or Callistus or Callisto) Ier (217-222), 1898 (engraving with later colouration) by Italian School

Portrait of the Pope Nicolas Ier le Grand (Nicola I, Nicholas or Nicolo or Niccolo or
GIA714816 Portrait of the Pope Nicolas Ier le Grand (Nicola I, Nicholas or Nicolo or Niccolo or Nicolaus) (858-867), 1898 (engraving with later colouration) by Italian School

Portrait of the Pope Leon IV (Leo, Leone) (847-855), 1898
GIA714814 Portrait of the Pope Leon IV (Leo, Leone) (847-855), 1898 (engraving with later colouration) by Italian School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Portrait of the Pope Marcel II (Marcellus or Marcello) (1555)
GIA715030 Portrait of the Pope Marcel II (Marcellus or Marcello) (1555), 1898 (engraving with later colouration) by Italian School

Portrait of the Pope Clement IX (Clemente or Clemens) (1667-1669)
GIA715027 Portrait of the Pope Clement IX (Clemente or Clemens) (1667-1669), 1898 (engraving with later colouration) by Italian School

Portrait of the Antipope Alexandre V (Alexander or Alessandro) (1409-1410)
GIA715014 Portrait of the Antipope Alexandre V (Alexander or Alessandro) (1409-1410), 1898 (engraving with later colouration) by Italian School

Portrait of the Pope Urbain VI (Urban or Urbanus or Urbano) (1378-1389)
GIA714990 Portrait of the Pope Urbain VI (Urban or Urbanus or Urbano) (1378-1389), 1898 (engraving with later colouration) by Italian School

Portrait of the Pope Benoit XI (benedetto, Benedict or Benedictus) (1303-1304)
GIA714982 Portrait of the Pope Benoit XI (benedetto, Benedict or Benedictus) (1303-1304), 1898 (engraving with later colouration) by Italian School

Portrait of the Pope Alexandre IV (Alexander or Alessandro) (1254-1261)
GIA714977 Portrait of the Pope Alexandre IV (Alexander or Alessandro) (1254-1261), 1898 (engraving with later colouration) by Italian School

Portrait of Pope Gregory XIII, three-quarter length, Seated in an Armchair
990018 Portrait of Pope Gregory XIII, three-quarter length, Seated in an Armchair, (pen and brown ink) by Passarotti, Bartolomeo (1529-92); 45.9x39.6 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

St Peters square in the Vatican, Rome, c. 1890-1900 (photomechanical print)
3964101 St Peters square in the Vatican, Rome, c.1890-1900 (photomechanical print) by American Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Detroit Publishing Company St)

Pope Alexander VII, c. 1660 (oil on canvas)
3930864 Pope Alexander VII, c.1660 (oil on canvas) by Gaulli, Giovanni Battista (Baciccio) (1639-1709); 67x56 cm; National Museum, Stockholm

Portrait of Martin Luther (oil on wood)
3959930 Portrait of Martin Luther (oil on wood) by Cranach, Lucas the Elder (1472-1553) (after); 49 x 34 cm; Kunstmuseum, Basel

Posthumous portrait of the Ambassador of the King of the Congo to the Pope (engraving)
3646747 Posthumous portrait of the Ambassador of the King of the Congo to the Pope (engraving) by Kilian, Lucas (1579-1637); Private Collection; (add.info)

Napoleon receiving Cardinal Ercole Consalvi at the Tuileries Palace, Paris, 1801 (engraving)
3647610 Napoleon receiving Cardinal Ercole Consalvi at the Tuileries Palace, Paris, 1801 (engraving) by Delort, Charles Edouard (1841-95); Private Collection; (add.info)

Louis XIVs audience to the papal ambassador Sigismondo Chigi at Fontainebleau, 29 July 1664 (colour litho)
3638297 Louis XIVs audience to the papal ambassador Sigismondo Chigi at Fontainebleau, 29 July 1664 (colour litho) by Le Brun

Portrait of Martin Luther, 1525 (mixed media)
3588548 Portrait of Martin Luther, 1525 (mixed media) by Cranach, Lucas, the Elder (1472-1553); diameter: 9.8 cm; Kunstmuseum, Basel

Tomb of Antipope John XXIII (marble & bronze)
3469868 Tomb of Antipope John XXIII (marble & bronze) by Donatello, (c.1386-1466); Museo di Santa Maria del Fiore, Florence

Bowl with the Arms of Pope Julius II and the Manzoli of Bologna surrounded by putti
3615951 Bowl with the Arms of Pope Julius II and the Manzoli of Bologna surrounded by putti, cornucopiae, satyrs, dolphins and birds, 1508 (maiolica) by Italian School

A Glass of Wine with Caesar Borgia (colour litho)
5230158 A Glass of Wine with Caesar Borgia (colour litho) by Collier, John (1850-1934) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Glass of Wine with Caesar Borgia)

Pope Innocent III (litho)
5208182 Pope Innocent III (litho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Pope Innocent III (c1160-1216)

St. Peters seen from a vineyard, 1833 (etching with brown wash)
STC384891 St. Peters seen from a vineyard, 1833 (etching with brown wash) by Tofanelli, Agostino (1770-1834); Private Collection; (add.info.: S)

The Vatican Gate, 1833 (etching with brown wash)
STC384907 The Vatican Gate, 1833 (etching with brown wash) by Tofanelli, Agostino (1770-1834); Private Collection; (add.info)

View of St. Peters Basilica in the Vatican, built on the ruins of the Circus of Nero
STC384802 View of St. Peters Basilica in the Vatican, built on the ruins of the Circus of Nero, 1833 (etching with brown wash) by Tofanelli

S. Paolo Fuori le Mura (oil on canvas)
704282 S. Paolo Fuori le Mura (oil on canvas) by Italian School, (17th century); Museo di Roma, Rome, Italy; (add.info.: The Papal Basilica of St Paul Outside the Walls (Italian)

The pope being carried to make his traditional Easter blessing (chromolitho)
1093792 The pope being carried to make his traditional Easter blessing (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Study for the tomb of Pope Clement VII, after Baccio (Bartolommeo) Bandinelli (print)
945360 Study for the tomb of Pope Clement VII, after Baccio (Bartolommeo) Bandinelli (print) by Caylus, Anne-Claude-Philippe de (1692-1765); Fitzwilliam Museum, University of Cambridge

Jean le Grott of Lucerne, guardsman of the Pope, 1613 (engraving)
957960 Jean le Grott of Lucerne, guardsman of the Pope, 1613 (engraving) by Villamena, Francesco (1566-1624); Private Collection; (add.info.: Jean le Grott of Lucerne, guardsman of the Pope, 1613)

The Papal Legate tramples on Johns tribute AD1213, 1920s (litho)
833053 The Papal Legate tramples on Johns tribute AD1213, 1920s (litho) by Woodville, Richard Caton II (1856-1927); Private Collection; (add.info)

Monsignor Speroni carrying the papal cross, precedes Pope Pius VII on their way to
XIR397940 Monsignor Speroni carrying the papal cross, precedes Pope Pius VII on their way to Notre-Dame Cathedral, Paris, for the coronation of Emperor Napoleon

How Pius X receives during the summer the pilgrimages to the Vatican, the blessing from the Poggiolo in
2815571 How Pius X receives during the summer the pilgrimages to the Vatican, the blessing from the Poggiolo in... (colour litho) by Beltrame

The sports conference in the Vatican, gymnasts applaud the Pope in the courtyard ofs Damaso (colour litho)
2814832 The sports conference in the Vatican, gymnasts applaud the Pope in the courtyard ofs Damaso (colour litho) by Beltrame

Camerlengo Officially Announces The Death Of The Pontiff (Colour Litho)
2798686 Camerlengo Officially Announces The Death Of The Pontiff (Colour Litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info)

In the Popes Anteroom, The Medici, After Visiting Leo XIII, Destroy Every Last Hopes (Colour Litho)
2798685 In the Popes Anteroom, The Medici, After Visiting Leo XIII, Destroy Every Last Hopes (Colour Litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: In the Popes Anteroom)

Leo XIII (colour litho)
2798680 Leo XIII (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: Leo XIII. Illustration for Courier Sunday, 12 July 1903.); © Look and Learn

A Banquet To A Thousand Poor People Of Rome For The Jubilee Of Leo XIII, The Diners Enter The Vatican (colour litho)
2798640 A Banquet To A Thousand Poor People Of Rome For The Jubilee Of Leo XIII, The Diners Enter The Vatican (colour litho) by Beltrame

The Ceremony Of The Closing Of The Holy Door In St Peters At The End Of The Jubilee Year (colour litho)
2798384 The Ceremony Of The Closing Of The Holy Door In St Peters At The End Of The Jubilee Year (colour litho) by Beltrame

In the Throne Room in the Vatican (colour litho)
2778123 In the Throne Room in the Vatican (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: In the Throne Room in the Vatican)

On the eve of the anniversary of the Lateran Agreements, Augusto Turati, Party Secretary... (colour litho)
2777924 On the eve of the anniversary of the Lateran Agreements, Augusto Turati, Party Secretary... (colour litho) by Beltrame

The war flags laid in Castel Sant Angelo in Rome (colour litho)
2777648 The war flags laid in Castel Sant Angelo in Rome (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: The war flags laid in Castel Sant Angelo in Rome)

Paderewski in the Vatican (colour litho)
2777619 Paderewski in the Vatican (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: Paderewski in the Vatican)

A characteristic ceremony for the appointment of five new cardinals, adoration at the Altar... (colour litho)
2783758 A characteristic ceremony for the appointment of five new cardinals, adoration at the Altar... (colour litho) by Beltrame

Georges de Pimodan, French army officer
Vintage 19th century photograph: Georges de Pimodan (29 January 1822-18 September 1860) was a French Legitimist military officer who served in the armies of the Austrian Empire and the Papal States

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